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UMass to drop connection with Lydon

By Carol Beggy & Mark Shanahan

Globe Staff / October 18, 2006

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So much for Christopher Lydon 's ballyhooed return to Boston radio. The Lowell Sun reported yesterday that the University of Massachusetts-Lowell has concluded it can't afford Lydon, and won't renew his contract when it expires in December. Interim Chancellor David MacKenzie told the paper the pointy-headed host of "Open Source" is too pricey, and the school has other priorities. But ... (Full article: 775 words)